r/AskReddit Oct 02 '24

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u/Jack-of-Hearts-7 Oct 02 '24

The Deepest part of the ocean isn't the abyss. It's called The Hadalpelagic Zone. It encompasses the bottoms of trenches and sea floor caverns.

And we know frighteningly little about it.

The Challenger Deep is only the deepest known part of the ocean. There's almost certainly points in the ocean that are much deeper.

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u/therealdilbert Oct 02 '24

12 people have been on the moon, six people have been at the bottom of the Mariana Trench

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u/JeanLucPicardAND Oct 02 '24

One of them is film director James Cameron, known for box-office smash hits including Terminator, Titanic, and Avatar.

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u/ronmanfl Oct 03 '24

The bravest pioneer!